Big Robbery At Portage Lake

Peter Dennis, aged 79, and his wife, ?ed 82, who reside on the banks of ■"ortage Lake, were robbed of over 1,600 in gold and bilis last wuek. It s believed that there were four burgars in the gang and the details of the rime are given as f ollows : The resience is a doublé upright strnoture, and ie sleeping room of Mr. and Mrs. ennis upstairs has a door whioh opens n to the roof of a large porch. The men secured a ladder from the club louse at the lake and with this ascendd on to the stoop. The night being arm the door was left open and only sereen door hooked from the inside osed the way. The robbers jerked he soreen door, breaking the staple hen the door opened. Not until all 'our men were in the room did Mr. Dennis awaken, while Mrs. Dennis, who slept in the same room but in nother bed, was not aroused until she leard scuffling and loud talking. Mr. .tennis on awakening rcalizod the situ;ion and rushed from hia bed for au ld fashoned shotgan, which was kept ear by for just such emergencies. He vas brutally struck square in the eye y the bnrly fiat of the largest of the arty and overpowered. With a small ope they bound him, then gagged him vith a handkerchief, stood him in a orner of the room facing the wall and jehind the door. Mr. Dennis stated hat the fellow holding a revolver talked with Germán aocent. He and the thers threatened to kill Mr. Dennis if Mrs. Dennis did not give over every ent of the f15,000 they claimed to cnow was in the house. She took no hances on her husband's life and brought all the money there was in the house, which amounted to over 1,500, but not thousands as the burglars evidently had anticipated. The old couple stated they could not identify the men if they should see ;hem again, bnt Mrs. Dennis says the 'ellow who drove her aronnd with a evolver was a little man. Koue of the men wore masks. They made Mr?. íennis produce all her skirts and these hey tore into shreds in quest of money. The carpet in all parts of the house were taken up and not a collar box, helf or drawer was left unexplored. On leaving they stated that two men wonld watch the house from the outside until morning and if either one of them appeared before that time it would mean death.